Tight deadlines: Managers create the mess
The intersection point of no-ROI deliverables and “sense of urgency.” Continue Reading
Goal Setting
Strategic management: The four pillars
Digital paper-pushing is often confused for ‘strategic management,’ but it doesn’t have to be. You just need to change how and what you focus on by a few degrees. Continue Reading
The cancelled meetings culture
“We’ll just cancel Thursday’s meeting! Got a lot on my plate after all! Gotta get some higher-priority stuff out the door!” Continue Reading
The approval process vortex
Ah, the old ‘hurry up and wait’ world. Continue Reading
Motivated reasoning makes work annoying
Unconscious motivations driving information-processing, eh? This will end well with most managers. Continue Reading
Bureaucracy is swallowing workplaces whole
Does your company really need both a Chief Data Analyst and a Chief Fun Idea Generator? Potentially not. Continue Reading
The Silo Effect: Kill it with fire
“Everyone knows Operations is saving this place’s ass! Without us, we’d all be out on the street!” < --- this attitude, i.e. The Silo Effect and slow-moving decision-making as a result, is how we get disrupted. Continue Reading
Your decision making model has too much variability
Daniel Kahneman, who is way smarter than I am, chimes in on this one. Whew. Continue Reading